Digital Marketing Executive

Job Title: Digital Marketing Executive

Reports to: Marketing Director

Location: Hybrid (2 days a week in the office) - Relocating to Peterborough in October

Full Time

The LightSpeed Experience

Rewarding experience. Meaningful outcomes. Making a difference in people's lives. That's what motivates us. Embrace diversity. Celebrate inclusion. Champion ideas. From across the table to around the UK, our path to innovation comes from our desire to deliver and from our outstanding people.

About us

We’ve been busy bringing gigabit fast full fibre broadband to thousands of UK homes since 2021. Our mission is to connect people. Our broadband is fast, fun and stress-free and our customers really are at the heart of every decision we make.​

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Join us

Here at LightSpeed, we’re going through an exciting period of growth. We have big ambitions for the future, and we need great people who share our ambitions and inspire us for the next part of our journey.​

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This is an exciting opportunity for anyone looking for their next challenge. We have an inclusive, diverse team – you can be yourself here and everyone is welcome. So, join us! ​

What we need you to do

• You will enjoy lots of autonomy in owning, executing & transforming the community engagement strategies through social media platforms, blogs and events.
• Direct the sponsorship of local events and activities that support the brand.
• Oversee branded events and activities to support the sales and marketing team, i.e. venue sales.
• Own, plan, develop and execute the loyalty (MGM) scheme within the areas we serve, with the aim of acquiring leads or new customers.
• Support the execution of LightSpeed’s brand strategy ensuring the continual evolution of the positioning to drive brand preference within the areas we operate.
• Digitally-savvy, thrive on building relationships and excited by the idea of coordinating dynamic customer campaigns on a regular basis.
• To act as a central point of contact for all LightSpeed marketing activities.
• Drive customer adoption by supporting, and executing B2C, B2B, desk, community engagement and wholesale marketing activities.
• Support the marketing team with executing social media posts, blogs, local advertising and news articles. Transform our current presence online and be seen as a thought leader.
• Responsible for keeping track of merchandise stock levels and budget.
• Participate in and support branded events and activities to generate content, i.e. gather video testimonials from customers, milestone achievements and photo opportunities.
• Responsible for budget management - raising and logging PO's in line with budget.
• Work with the wider marketing team to help deliver key messages and support on marketing campaigns and activity.
• Analyse and report on the competitive landscape and industry.
• Keep abreast of current trends in marketing.
• The ability to travel widely as required.
• Completion of administration duties as required.

What we need from you

• Degree educated, preferably in marketing, social media, journalism, advertising, communications, or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Have a strong grasp of written English, including grammar and spelling, is essential for a social media & blog content.
• Project Management – experience managing multiple streams of tasks with competing deadlines is key to this role, as your organisation and prioritising skills will be essential.
• Communication - we need a confident communicator with great influencing skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Experience of working within a busy environment, both individually and as a team.
• Enthusiastic and motivated to expand knowledge and responsibility.
• Ability to work on own initiative - planning, prioritising, and juggling multiple workloads
• Enthusiastic and motivated to expand knowledge and responsibility.
• Ability to think differently, outside the box and on your own initiative - planning, prioritising, and juggling multiple workloads.

What you can expect from the interview process

We believe that an interview should be a two-way process. It should be an opportunity for you to find out everything you need to know as much as it is about us getting to know you.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or another individual need that requires an adjustment to our process; and you believe this may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. Please let us know in good time, so that we can support you to perform at your best.

What we can offer you

• Competitive Holiday Allowance + Bank Holidays
• Medical Health Insurance
• Death in Service Cover of 4 x Salary
• Pension
• Bonus Scheme
• Social Events
• EAP System
• Opportunities for Growth & Development
• Free LightSpeed Broadband – If you’re in our area
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible Working
• Employee Discounts
• Gym Membership
• Health & Wellbeing
• Birthday Day Off